Men’s Achilles’ heel
Prostate cancer and the reconstruction of masculinity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jesper Andreasson (0000-0003-1631-6475, Department of Sport Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden, corresponding author), T Johansson (0000-0003-2047-4943, University of Gothenburg), Carina Danemalm-Jägervall (Region Kronoberg Healthcare Providers, Växjö, Sweden) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1675-1689 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2023.2175911 |
| PMID | 36794869 |
| OpenAlex | W4321004455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 47 |
The aim of this study was to investigate how Swedish men diagnosed with prostate cancer understand the effects of their treatment in relation to sexual health and masculinity. Utilising a phenomenological and sociologically informed approach, the study involved interviews with 21 Swedish men who experienced problems following treatment. The results showed that participants' initial response post-treatment, involved the development of new bodily understandings and socially informed strategies to handle incontinence and sexual dysfunction. Due to impotence and the loss of ejaculatory ability following treatments such as surgery, participants re-articulated the meaning of intimacy, as well as their understanding of masculinity and themselves as ageing men. Unlike in previous research, such a re-articulation of masculinity and sexual health is understood as taking place within rather than in opposition to hegemonic masculinity
Cancer · Hegemonic masculinity · Human sexuality · Masculinity · Prostate cancer · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
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Theorising masculinity, ageing, and the lived body
Skype interviewing
Purposive sampling
Fatherhood in Transition
Masculinities
Institutional ethnography and data analysis
Inclusive masculinity
Cyborgs in the Everyday
The body, gender, and age
Mastery, Isolation, or Acceptance
Gendered or Gender-Neutral Care Politics for Fathers
Constructions of masculinity following prostatectomy-induced impotence
How important is sex in later life? The views of older people
Women's health, men's health, and gender and health
Social and Political Aspects of Men's Health
Redefining masculinity - Men's repair work in the aftermath of prostate cancer treatment
The eMale
Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities
Hegemonic Masculinity
Prostate cancer stories in the Canadian print media
Embodied masculinity and androgen deprivation therapy
In their own words
Discussing the effects of prostate cancer beyond biographical disruption and new normalcy
Prostate cancer
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |